21 November 2 - 8, 2023 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents Noname 7 P.M. THURSDAY, NOV. 2, HOUSE OF BLUES, 2200 N. LAMAR ST. $39.50+ AT LIVENATION.COM Slam poet Noname had been making a name for herself in the performance spaces of Chicago for years when she met an up-and-coming rapper going by the moniker Chance the Rapper at the YOUmedia project at the Harold Washington Li- brary. Chance put her on the track “Lost,” on his breakthrough album, Acid Rap. Since then, Non- ame has taken a page from Chance’s playbook by self-releasing her first mixtape as well as her debut album and sophomore effort, Sundial, re- leased this past summer. Noname’s work strad- dles the line between jazz rap and neo-soul, fusing the street smarts and political conscious- ness of hip-hop with the transcendent and heal- ing power of soul. Noname’s Sundial Tour will also see a performance from STOUT, a soul artist from New Haven, Connecticut, who has im- pressed fans and critics alike with her voice and incredible range. DAVID FLETCHER St. Paul & The Broken Bones 8 P.M. THURSDAY, NOV. 2, MAJESTIC THEATRE, 1925 ELM ST. $35+ AT AXS.COM An eight-piece soul band from Birmingham, Ala- bama, St. Paul & The Broken Bones had only been playing around the state for a couple of years when they caught the attention of Ben Tanner of Alabama Shakes. Tanner had been starting to flex his production muscles on what would become the Shakes’ final release, Sound & Color, but as that album developed, he took on the project of reining in the sound of eight musicians, produc- ing the band’s first full-length album, Half the City. Over the course of the last decade, St. Paul & The Broken Bones has expanded its sound with every subsequent release. This past spring, the band released its fifth full-length album, Angels in Science Fiction, which adds a bit of psychedelia to the band’s special blend of rock ’n’ soul — a blend that should sound incredible with the Ma- jestic Theatre’s acoustics. Maryland soul and country singer Maggie Rose will be there to open up the show. DF Queen + Adam Lambert 8 P.M. FRIDAY, NOV. 3, AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER, 2500 VICTORY AVE. $79.50+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM Nobody will ever replace Freddie Mercury, which is why, beginning in 2004, the surviving members of Queen didn’t even try to pass the touring band off as anything other than Queen + Paul Rodgers. That’s right, before turning to American Idol run- ner-up Adam Lambert, Queen’s members toured with the singer of Bad Company. Adam Lambert came into the picture when Queen’s members performed “We Are the Champions” on the Sea- son 8 finale with Lambert and Kris Allen, who won that season. The champion for Queen, it seems, was Lambert, who has been touring as the group’s singer for over 12 years now. Queen’s original gui- tarist Brian May is still leading the music with origi- nal drummer Roger Taylor providing the backbeat. So, no, nobody will ever replace Freddie Mercury, but Queen’s music lives on. DF Skinny Puppy 7 P.M. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8, HOUSE OF BLUES, 2200 N. LAMAR ST. $49.50+ AT LIVENATION.COM Eight years since its last tour, celebrating its 40th anniversary and kicking off the second leg of its final tour, Canadian electro-industrial rock pioneers Skinny Puppy will play Dallas one last time Wednesday night in Victory Park. Founded in 1982, Skinny Puppy started as a side project for Images in Vogue percussionist Kevin Cromp- ton (aka cEvin Key), but it became a full-time project when vocalist Kevin Ogilvie (aka Nivek Ogre) joined on. The group took on several other members before breaking up in 1996, but since the band got back together, multi-instru- mentalist Mark Walk has been backing Cromp- ton and Ogilvie on whatever they need him to play. As a band, Skinny Puppy has influenced lit- erally anything you’ve heard that is scary, mean and electronic. From Nine Inch Nails all the way to Death Grips, Skinny Puppy’s influence can be heard as much as it can be felt. Opening for Skinny Puppy is Lead Into Gold, the side project of former Ministry bassist Paul Barker. DF Lil Uzi Vert 8 P.M. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8, SOUTH SIDE BALLROOM, 1135 BOTHAM JEAN BLVD. $115+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM Philadelphia artist Lil Uzi Vert began rapping at the age of 15 in 2010 while still in high school. At that time, the rapper (who uses they/them pro- nouns), went by the name “Sealab Vertical,” but changed their name to “Lil Uzi Vert” after hear- ing someone describe their delivery as “fat, like a machine gun.” At the age of 19, Lil Uzi Vert broke through to the mainstream along with a wide array of other rap artists derisively called “SoundCloud rappers” or worse, “mumble rap- pers,” given the artists’ tendency to use unclear vocals. What mumble rap’s critics saw as a deg- radation of rap’s emphasis on lyrics overlooked what rappers like Lil Uzi Vert were actually do- ing with the stylistic choice. While traditional rap’s emphasis on lyrics bolstered the bravado of the genre, so-called mumble rappers used this vocal uncertainty as a means of reflecting the internal struggles its performers encoun- tered in their lyrics. The microgenre still has its detractors, but Lil Uzi Vert still attracts audience through their unending innovation. DFican Air- lines Center on Friday, Nov. 3. 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